OK, let's crack this. We're given 317 and our task is to multiply it by 306. Essentially, we'll be adding 317 to itself 306 times.
Step 1: 0 + 317 = 317
Step 2: 317 + 317 = 634
Step 3: 634 + 317 = 951
Step 4: 951 + 317 = 1268
Step 5: 1268 + 317 = 1585
Step 6: 1585 + 317 = 1902
Step 7: 1902 + 317 = 2219
Step 8: 2219 + 317 = 2536
Step 9: 2536 + 317 = 2853
Step 10: 2853 + 317 = 3170
Step 11: 3170 + 317 = 3487
Step 12: 3487 + 317 = 3804
Step 13: 3804 + 317 = 4121
Step 14: 4121 + 317 = 4438
Step 15: 4438 + 317 = 4755
Step 16: 4755 + 317 = 5072
Step 17: 5072 + 317 = 5389
Step 18: 5389 + 317 = 5706
Step 19: 5706 + 317 = 6023
Step 20: 6023 + 317 = 6340
Step 21: 6340 + 317 = 6657
Step 22: 6657 + 317 = 6974
Step 23: 6974 + 317 = 7291
Step 24: 7291 + 317 = 7608
Step 25: 7608 + 317 = 7925
Step 26: 7925 + 317 = 8242
Step 27: 8242 + 317 = 8559
Step 28: 8559 + 317 = 8876
Step 29: 8876 + 317 = 9193
Step 30: 9193 + 317 = 9510
Step 31: 9510 + 317 = 9827
Step 32: 9827 + 317 = 10144
Step 33: 10144 + 317 = 10461
Step 34: 10461 + 317 = 10778
Step 35: 10778 + 317 = 11095
Step 36: 11095 + 317 = 11412
Step 37: 11412 + 317 = 11729
Step 38: 11729 + 317 = 12046
Step 39: 12046 + 317 = 12363
Step 40: 12363 + 317 = 12680
Step 41: 12680 + 317 = 12997
Step 42: 12997 + 317 = 13314
Step 43: 13314 + 317 = 13631
Step 44: 13631 + 317 = 13948
Step 45: 13948 + 317 = 14265
Step 46: 14265 + 317 = 14582
Step 47: 14582 + 317 = 14899
Step 48: 14899 + 317 = 15216
Step 49: 15216 + 317 = 15533
Step 50: 15533 + 317 = 15850
Step 51: 15850 + 317 = 16167
Step 52: 16167 + 317 = 16484
Step 53: 16484 + 317 = 16801
Step 54: 16801 + 317 = 17118
Step 55: 17118 + 317 = 17435
Step 56: 17435 + 317 = 17752
Step 57: 17752 + 317 = 18069
Step 58: 18069 + 317 = 18386
Step 59: 18386 + 317 = 18703
Step 60: 18703 + 317 = 19020
Step 61: 19020 + 317 = 19337
Step 62: 19337 + 317 = 19654
Step 63: 19654 + 317 = 19971
Step 64: 19971 + 317 = 20288
Step 65: 20288 + 317 = 20605
Step 66: 20605 + 317 = 20922
Step 67: 20922 + 317 = 21239
Step 68: 21239 + 317 = 21556
Step 69: 21556 + 317 = 21873
Step 70: 21873 + 317 = 22190
Step 71: 22190 + 317 = 22507
Step 72: 22507 + 317 = 22824
Step 73: 22824 + 317 = 23141
Step 74: 23141 + 317 = 23458
Step 75: 23458 + 317 = 23775
Step 76: 23775 + 317 = 24092
Step 77: 24092 + 317 = 24409
Step 78: 24409 + 317 = 24726
Step 79: 24726 + 317 = 25043
Step 80: 25043 + 317 = 25360
Step 81: 25360 + 317 = 25677
Step 82: 25677 + 317 = 25994
Step 83: 25994 + 317 = 26311
Step 84: 26311 + 317 = 26628
Step 85: 26628 + 317 = 26945
Step 86: 26945 + 317 = 27262
Step 87: 27262 + 317 = 27579
Step 88: 27579 + 317 = 27896
Step 89: 27896 + 317 = 28213
Step 90: 28213 + 317 = 28530
Step 91: 28530 + 317 = 28847
Step 92: 28847 + 317 = 29164
Step 93: 29164 + 317 = 29481
Step 94: 29481 + 317 = 29798
Step 95: 29798 + 317 = 30115
Step 96: 30115 + 317 = 30432
Step 97: 30432 + 317 = 30749
Step 98: 30749 + 317 = 31066
Step 99: 31066 + 317 = 31383
Step 100: 31383 + 317 = 31700
Step 101: 31700 + 317 = 32017
Step 102: 32017 + 317 = 32334
Step 103: 32334 + 317 = 32651
Step 104: 32651 + 317 = 32968
Step 105: 32968 + 317 = 33285
Step 106: 33285 + 317 = 33602
Step 107: 33602 + 317 = 33919
Step 108: 33919 + 317 = 34236
Step 109: 34236 + 317 = 34553
Step 110: 34553 + 317 = 34870
Step 111: 34870 + 317 = 35187
Step 112: 35187 + 317 = 35504
Step 113: 35504 + 317 = 35821
Step 114: 35821 + 317 = 36138
Step 115: 36138 + 317 = 36455
Step 116: 36455 + 317 = 36772
Step 117: 36772 + 317 = 37089
Step 118: 37089 + 317 = 37406
Step 119: 37406 + 317 = 37723
Step 120: 37723 + 317 = 38040
Step 121: 38040 + 317 = 38357
Step 122: 38357 + 317 = 38674
Step 123: 38674 + 317 = 38991
Step 124: 38991 + 317 = 39308
Step 125: 39308 + 317 = 39625
Step 126: 39625 + 317 = 39942
Step 127: 39942 + 317 = 40259
Step 128: 40259 + 317 = 40576
Step 129: 40576 + 317 = 40893
Step 130: 40893 + 317 = 41210
Step 131: 41210 + 317 = 41527
Step 132: 41527 + 317 = 41844
Step 133: 41844 + 317 = 42161
Step 134: 42161 + 317 = 42478
Step 135: 42478 + 317 = 42795
Step 136: 42795 + 317 = 43112
Step 137: 43112 + 317 = 43429
Step 138: 43429 + 317 = 43746
Step 139: 43746 + 317 = 44063
Step 140: 44063 + 317 = 44380
Step 141: 44380 + 317 = 44697
Step 142: 44697 + 317 = 45014
Step 143: 45014 + 317 = 45331
Step 144: 45331 + 317 = 45648
Step 145: 45648 + 317 = 45965
Step 146: 45965 + 317 = 46282
Step 147: 46282 + 317 = 46599
Step 148: 46599 + 317 = 46916
Step 149: 46916 + 317 = 47233
Step 150: 47233 + 317 = 47550
Step 151: 47550 + 317 = 47867
Step 152: 47867 + 317 = 48184
Step 153: 48184 + 317 = 48501
Step 154: 48501 + 317 = 48818
Step 155: 48818 + 317 = 49135
Step 156: 49135 + 317 = 49452
Step 157: 49452 + 317 = 49769
Step 158: 49769 + 317 = 50086
Step 159: 50086 + 317 = 50403
Step 160: 50403 + 317 = 50720
Step 161: 50720 + 317 = 51037
Step 162: 51037 + 317 = 51354
Step 163: 51354 + 317 = 51671
Step 164: 51671 + 317 = 51988
Step 165: 51988 + 317 = 52305
Step 166: 52305 + 317 = 52622
Step 167: 52622 + 317 = 52939
Step 168: 52939 + 317 = 53256
Step 169: 53256 + 317 = 53573
Step 170: 53573 + 317 = 53890
Step 171: 53890 + 317 = 54207
Step 172: 54207 + 317 = 54524
Step 173: 54524 + 317 = 54841
Step 174: 54841 + 317 = 55158
Step 175: 55158 + 317 = 55475
Step 176: 55475 + 317 = 55792
Step 177: 55792 + 317 = 56109
Step 178: 56109 + 317 = 56426
Step 179: 56426 + 317 = 56743
Step 180: 56743 + 317 = 57060
Step 181: 57060 + 317 = 57377
Step 182: 57377 + 317 = 57694
Step 183: 57694 + 317 = 58011
Step 184: 58011 + 317 = 58328
Step 185: 58328 + 317 = 58645
Step 186: 58645 + 317 = 58962
Step 187: 58962 + 317 = 59279
Step 188: 59279 + 317 = 59596
Step 189: 59596 + 317 = 59913
Step 190: 59913 + 317 = 60230
Step 191: 60230 + 317 = 60547
Step 192: 60547 + 317 = 60864
Step 193: 60864 + 317 = 61181
Step 194: 61181 + 317 = 61498
Step 195: 61498 + 317 = 61815
Step 196: 61815 + 317 = 62132
Step 197: 62132 + 317 = 62449
Step 198: 62449 + 317 = 62766
Step 199: 62766 + 317 = 63083
Step 200: 63083 + 317 = 63400
Step 201: 63400 + 317 = 63717
Step 202: 63717 + 317 = 64034
Step 203: 64034 + 317 = 64351
Step 204: 64351 + 317 = 64668
Step 205: 64668 + 317 = 64985
Step 206: 64985 + 317 = 65302
Step 207: 65302 + 317 = 65619
Step 208: 65619 + 317 = 65936
Step 209: 65936 + 317 = 66253
Step 210: 66253 + 317 = 66570
Step 211: 66570 + 317 = 66887
Step 212: 66887 + 317 = 67204
Step 213: 67204 + 317 = 67521
Step 214: 67521 + 317 = 67838
Step 215: 67838 + 317 = 68155
Step 216: 68155 + 317 = 68472
Step 217: 68472 + 317 = 68789
Step 218: 68789 + 317 = 69106
Step 219: 69106 + 317 = 69423
Step 220: 69423 + 317 = 69740
Step 221: 69740 + 317 = 70057
Step 222: 70057 + 317 = 70374
Step 223: 70374 + 317 = 70691
Step 224: 70691 + 317 = 71008
Step 225: 71008 + 317 = 71325
Step 226: 71325 + 317 = 71642
Step 227: 71642 + 317 = 71959
Step 228: 71959 + 317 = 72276
Step 229: 72276 + 317 = 72593
Step 230: 72593 + 317 = 72910
Step 231: 72910 + 317 = 73227
Step 232: 73227 + 317 = 73544
Step 233: 73544 + 317 = 73861
Step 234: 73861 + 317 = 74178
Step 235: 74178 + 317 = 74495
Step 236: 74495 + 317 = 74812
Step 237: 74812 + 317 = 75129
Step 238: 75129 + 317 = 75446
Step 239: 75446 + 317 = 75763
Step 240: 75763 + 317 = 76080
Step 241: 76080 + 317 = 76397
Step 242: 76397 + 317 = 76714
Step 243: 76714 + 317 = 77031
Step 244: 77031 + 317 = 77348
Step 245: 77348 + 317 = 77665
Step 246: 77665 + 317 = 77982
Step 247: 77982 + 317 = 78299
Step 248: 78299 + 317 = 78616
Step 249: 78616 + 317 = 78933
Step 250: 78933 + 317 = 79250
Step 251: 79250 + 317 = 79567
Step 252: 79567 + 317 = 79884
Step 253: 79884 + 317 = 80201
Step 254: 80201 + 317 = 80518
Step 255: 80518 + 317 = 80835
Step 256: 80835 + 317 = 81152
Step 257: 81152 + 317 = 81469
Step 258: 81469 + 317 = 81786
Step 259: 81786 + 317 = 82103
Step 260: 82103 + 317 = 82420
Step 261: 82420 + 317 = 82737
Step 262: 82737 + 317 = 83054
Step 263: 83054 + 317 = 83371
Step 264: 83371 + 317 = 83688
Step 265: 83688 + 317 = 84005
Step 266: 84005 + 317 = 84322
Step 267: 84322 + 317 = 84639
Step 268: 84639 + 317 = 84956
Step 269: 84956 + 317 = 85273
Step 270: 85273 + 317 = 85590
Step 271: 85590 + 317 = 85907
Step 272: 85907 + 317 = 86224
Step 273: 86224 + 317 = 86541
Step 274: 86541 + 317 = 86858
Step 275: 86858 + 317 = 87175
Step 276: 87175 + 317 = 87492
Step 277: 87492 + 317 = 87809
Step 278: 87809 + 317 = 88126
Step 279: 88126 + 317 = 88443
Step 280: 88443 + 317 = 88760
Step 281: 88760 + 317 = 89077
Step 282: 89077 + 317 = 89394
Step 283: 89394 + 317 = 89711
Step 284: 89711 + 317 = 90028
Step 285: 90028 + 317 = 90345
Step 286: 90345 + 317 = 90662
Step 287: 90662 + 317 = 90979
Step 288: 90979 + 317 = 91296
Step 289: 91296 + 317 = 91613
Step 290: 91613 + 317 = 91930
Step 291: 91930 + 317 = 92247
Step 292: 92247 + 317 = 92564
Step 293: 92564 + 317 = 92881
Step 294: 92881 + 317 = 93198
Step 295: 93198 + 317 = 93515
Step 296: 93515 + 317 = 93832
Step 297: 93832 + 317 = 94149
Step 298: 94149 + 317 = 94466
Step 299: 94466 + 317 = 94783
Step 300: 94783 + 317 = 95100
Step 301: 95100 + 317 = 95417
Step 302: 95417 + 317 = 95734
Step 303: 95734 + 317 = 96051
Step 304: 96051 + 317 = 96368
Step 305: 96368 + 317 = 96685
Step 306: 96685 + 317 = 97002

So, 317*306 = 97002